Cicero James, Ardent Fool by Hal Emerson is a continuation of a dark urban fantasy surrounding Cicero, a reluctant immortal hero, and his evil-fighting cohorts, the Order of the Magi. When Cicero’s mentor and longtime father figure Marlowe dies, Cicero is bereft. He is also...

There is a sense of loneliness when reading Ana’s words as Confessions of a Female Dominant opens. Every page and every word reveals it in a multitude of ways. She is a woman desperate for something, which she cannot name, not while in Russia and...

Carve My Heart by Mara J. Ova is book one in The Carve Series. It is Olympic season, and PR Manager Katharina is managing the Austrian Men’s Ski Team. She accepts this role in hopes of building her career. But it is also a deliberate...

Connie’s White World: Jazz Noir Stories by Sam Newsome is a collection of interconnected narratives that follow musicians, performers, and strivers as they navigate identity, ambition, race, and art in contemporary urban spaces. Structured like an album, the book opens with a framing idea that...

In Colleen Hoskins' Crossing in One Piece, after nearly a decade at HarborPoint, senior analyst Cary Valente is whom executives rely on for numbers. Her models shape forecasts, performance reviews, and strategy across the company. When a long-expected promotion stalls during a corporate reorganization, Cary...

Conniption Creek by Earl L Carlson tells the story of the unfortunate residents of Conniption City, a town built in a valley that functions like a "topographical Venus flytrap." The village was founded by swindlers who lured prospectors with fake gold, leaving only the feckless...

Cold, Dark, and Silent by David C. Reed is set in the rural area of Seacord in Hurrt County at the end of the Covid 19 lockdown. Ashe has retired from police duties in the nearby Metro to nurse his father in his last days....

Elizabeth Kellam's Chopin’s Last Manuscript begins in 1971, when a Polish craftsman renovating Eugène Delacroix’s Paris studio discovers a hidden leather portfolio beneath the floorboards. Inside are a manuscript signed by Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin and a diary that appears to chronicle his private account of...

Cain’s Chameleon by Mark G Bearss poses the question: What is the best way to escape when threatened by gambling debts, bookies, and loan sharks? Dan Driscoll is in such a position. Addicted to gambling, he will go to any lengths to get his fix...

In Anthony Pond’s Conquistadors, Ryan Jordan joins a small expedition in central Mexico to climb three of the country’s highest volcanoes under the direction of their guide, Ricardo. After becoming ill at a mountain lodge following a meal in town, he chooses to continue with...